Bedspring frame retainer



May15, 1951 J. OKULANIS BEDSPRING FRAME RETAINER 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed May 15, 1946 CDGOGQQG QGQGQO INVENTOR.

Jose h Okulonis BY db M ATTORNEY5' May 15, 1951 J. OKULANIS BEDSPRING FRAME RETAINER 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 mm mm Filed May 15, 1946 IN V EN TOR Okdlonis Joseph W M m w Patented May 15, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BEDSPRING FRAME RETAINER Joseph Okulanis, Chicago, Ill. Application May 15, 1946, Serial No. 669,925

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to improvements in bedsteads and has more particular reference to the manner of retaining a be'dspring frame in 'p'os'i tion on a bedstead.

It is common practice to support a bedspring frame on a bedstead with the bedspring frame resting directly on a number of slats which extend crosswise between the side rails of the bed stead. Under this condition thebedstead frame and the slats are susceptible to shifting and displacement incident to usage and making of the bed with the result that the jamming of the bedspring and its frame against the side rails and also against the head and foot of the bed causes marking and disfiguring of these parts and also causes such displacements of the parts as to impair the structure, sometimes to the extent of failure to support the bed.

One of the objects of this invention is to remedy this condition by the provision of simple and inexpensive means which may be applied to any ordinary bedstead and which will satisfactorily serve the intended purpose.

Another object is to provide as an article of manufacture, a bedspring frame retainer of the character described constructed in. such simple and novel manner that it may be easily applied to a bedstead and, also, it may be manufactured at a comparatively low cost.

Other objects and attendant advantages will be appreciated by those skilled in this art as the invention becomes better understood by reference to the following description when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of a bedstead equipped with my improved bedspring frame retainer;

Figure 2 is a section through the bedstead taken substantially on the section line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is an enlarged plan view of the retainer applied near one end of the bedstead;

Figure 4 is a similar view showing one of the retainers at the opposite end of the bedstead;

Figures 5 and 6 are vertical sections taken substantially on the section lines 5-5 and 65, of Figures 3 and 4, respectively; and

Figure 7 is a plan View of a tie-bar or link which connects spaced retainer members.

The new article of manufacture herein disclosed consists of a retainer unit of a construction applicable to a bedstead, preferably to one or more of the cross-slats, or the like, which serve to support the bedspring frame, for the purpose of retaining the bedspring frame against lengthwise displacement with respect to the bedstead. Preferably one of these retainer units may be applied to each of the cross-slats at the ends of the bedstead. Also, if desired, one of these retainer units may be applied to each end of the end cross-slats.

v The retainer unit is intended for application to any conventional bedstead wherein the bedsprings are incorporated in a frame structure which is removably supported on the bedstead. The common practice is to support this bedspring frame directly on a series of cross-slats which in turn are supported on the side rails of the bedstead. In the drawings the bedstead is illustrated diagrammatically as comprising ends II and I2 joined by side rails 13 and [4. Each side rail has a ledge I5 on which the cross-slats are seated, in this instance, the end cross-slats being designated by EB and H. The bedspring frame designated generally by [8 includes a series of cross-bars l9.

Referring now more particularly to Figures 3, 5, and 7, my invention contemplates a bedspring retainer having spaced retaining members designated generally by 2| and 22 connected by a tie-bar 23. In the preferred embodiment these members may be stamped of sheet metal so as to be inexpensive for manufacture. The member 2! may be referred to as an anchor member because it is fixed to the cross-slat I6 and also to the side rail l3, while the member 22 may be referred to as a retainer member because it coacts with the bedspring frame to retain it against endwise displacement, at least in one direction. The anchor member 2! seats on top of the cross-slat It as shown in Figure 5, and has a downturned end 25 which engages a side wall of the cross-slat. lhe opposite end of this member 2| extends beyond the cross-slat it and is equipped with a fastening screw 25 which is threaded into the side rail. This screw also passes through the eye 25 of the tie-bar 23. Provision is made as by a slot 21 in the member 25 to allow adjustment of the screw 25 lengthwise of the member 2! for the purpose of setting the tie-bar 23 tightly against the adjacent side wall of the cross-slat [5 when applying the retainer unit. At this point the screw 25 is threaded into the side rail, thus fixing the member H to the cross-slat l6 and fixing the cross-slat to the side rail. A second screw 28 is applied to fix the tie-bar 23 against the adjacent side of the cross-slat iii. The member 22 is similar in construction to the member 25 except that its end 29 is turned upwardly to provide an abutment engageable with a cross member 19 of the bedspring frame. The member 22 also has a screw 3| and slot 32 connection with an eye portion 33 at the opposite end of the tie-bar 23. In this instance, the screw bolt has a nut 34 applied to its lower end to clamp the connected parts together, as shown in a view of similar parts applied to the opposite end of the bed, as in Figure 6. When installing the retainer unit the slat I6 is set so that the abutment 29 properly engages the cross member IQ of the bedspring frame.

A retainer unit similar to that described is applied to the cross-slat I! at the opposite end of the bed, as shown in Figures 4 and 6 as well as in Figures 1 and 2, except that the upturned abutment 35 engages a side of the adjacent cross member l9 opposite from that engaged by the abutment 29. In this manner the bedspring frame is retained between opposed, fixed abutments 29 and 35, thus securing the bedspring frame against displacement.

As shown in Figure 1, a retainer unit of the kind described is applied to each corner of the bedspring frame, making a very secure and substantial retaining means. However, I have found that by applying these retainer units only to the diagrammatically opposite corners, an effective retaining means is provided. Also, this purpose may be served by applying only two units at one side of the bedstead, that is, to one of the side rails.

I claim:

The combination with a bedstead having side rails, cross-slats supported on the side. rails, and

a bedspring frame supported on the cross-slats, of a retainer unit comprising a first retainer member attached to one of the side rails and also attached to one of the cross-slats thereby anchoring said cross-slat to said side rail, a second retainer member located on said cross-slat spaced inwardly from the first retainer member, and a tie-bar connecting the second retainer member to the first retainer member, the second retainer member having an abutment for engagement with the bedspring frame to retain it against displacement in one direction, and the second retainer member being adjustably connected to the tie-bar for adjustment relative to the cross-slat lengthwise of the bedstead.

JOSEPH OKULANIS.

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